Necktie



Aug. 13, 1925:

J; G. WHITNEY NECKTIE Original Filed Sept. 12, 1921 JOHN G. WHITNEY, 0F EL'YR-IA, 01-1110.

NEGKTIE.

Original application filed September 12, 1921, Eteriai No. 58009-1.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN G. WHITNEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Elyria, in the county of Lorain and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Neckties, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to neckties and par-- ticularly to neckties of that type generally known as the four-in-hand neckties.

It is an object of my invention to provide in connection with such a four-in-hand necktie a pocket contained in one of the ends of the tie, on the underside of the tie as the tie is worn. 7

It is a further object of my invention to provide such a pocket, whether of the inside or outside type, which will be inconspicuous, and wherein such an article as a lead pencil or fountain pen may be conveniently carried, without being exposed to view, or without causing any discomfort to the wearer.

Another object of my invention is to provide a necktie securing the aforesaid objects, which will be inexpensive to manufacture, durable in use, and which will make a presentable appearance.

Other objects of my invention and the invention itself will be come apparent by reference to the drawing accompanying this specification, and which drawing is a part thereof.

Referring to the drawings Fig. 1 shows my invention applied to a tie so constructed as to comprise a stitched strip of binding tape appliedto the rear side of the tie and stitched thereto, so as to reinforce the same, this being a wellknown construction, and my invention being applied thereto in a particular way.

Fig. 2 shows a side View of the tie end illustrated in Fig. 1, which contains the pencil containing pocket.

The subject matter of the invention disclosed herein is a division of my application for Neckties, filed September 12, 1921, Serial No. 500,094t.

In the embodiment illustrated in Fig. 1, I show a tie having a strip of reinforcing tape 10 affixed to the rear of the innermost thickness of tie material 11, thetie material being folded over from in front to the rear, the two ends overlapping at the middle, as shown at 12. This strip of Divided and this application filed April SeriaI No. 707,110.

relatively strong tape 10 preferably extends from near the ends of the tie around the neck of the wearer, the intermediate port'an serving to event stretching of the tie when the tie is being placed within a col ar and pulling on the ends of the tie attempted. in such a construction 1 preferably place the pocket 1% at the end of the strip 10, this pocket being conveniently formed by making the strip 10 of double thickness near the end, the second thickness terminating at the point 15 to form a pocket opening, the two thicknesses being stitched together at the sides, as shown at 16. The material of which the tape 10 is made is sufficiently strong and durable to withstand the usage met with in practice in inserting the pencil 17 in and withdrawing it from the pocket. In this construction, also, I terminate the pocket at the end 61 short of the end of the tie.

When the pencil is in place within the pocket, the appearance of that end of the tie containing the pencil is substantially that shown in Fig. 2, where the pencil is sufficiently long to project beyond the end of the pocket. Of course, it will be understood that the pocket may be made longer or shorter, as desired, and the pocket may be made suliiciently long to completely hide the pencil, it being a simple matter to eject the end of the pencil from the pocket opening 15, by taking the two hands and holding the pocket at either end and bringing the hands together, the fingers of the lowermost hand being compressed to hold the end, of the pencil more securely than the portion in the uppermost hand. In such a case the pencil is directed upwardly, coming out of the pocket freely and the end can then be grasped by the user to remove the pencil. This is an advantage in my present construction over what would be the case if an attempt were to be made to provide a pocket by merely making a slit on the rear of a hollow tie. In such a case the pencil would become lost within the pocket, and being forced upwardly would miss the slit and it would be a very disagreeable and. unpleasant task to locate the pencil and remove it from the pocket.

Having thus described my invention, I wish it to be understood that numerous and extensive departures may be made from the embodiments herein illustrated and described, but without departing from the spirit of my invention, whose scope is defined by the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. In combination with a four-in-hand" neck tie, of a reinforcing strip of relatively strong fabric material securely sewed at its edges to a rear face of the tie of a pencil-receiving pocket formed near an end of the said strip by a second shorter strip of such reinforcing fabric material sewed to said first strip at its side and bottom end edges.

2. In combination with a four-in-hand neck tie, of a reinforcing strip of fab 'ic material securely sewed at its edges to a rear face of the tie of a pencil-receiving pocket formed near an end of the said strip by asecond section of such reinforcing fabric material sewed to said first strip at its side and bottom end edges.

3. In combination with a four-in-hand neck tie, of a reinforcing strip of fabric material securely sewed at its edges to the material of the necktie and rearwardly of the front face thereof, of a pencil-receiving pocket formed near an end of the said strip by a section of such reinforcing fab ric material secured to said first strip at its side and bottom end edges.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature this 11th day of April, 1924-.

JOHN G. WHITNEY. 

